Boukraa
Local name: بو كراع
Located in Laayoune, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Coordinates: 26°39′00″ N 12°48′32″ W
- Population
- 2,519
- 2.5K
- Elevation
- 156 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EUN Laayoune Hassan I International Airport68 km
- SMW Smara Airport112 km
About Boukraa
Boukraa is a municipality. Location: Laayoune, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra. Population: 2,519. Elevation: 156 m.
Bou Craa (also transliterated as Bo Craa, Bou Cra, Bu Craa or Boukra) (Arabic: بوكراع, Berber: ⴱⵓⴽⵔⴰⵄ, Spanish: Bucraa) is a town in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara, southeast of the main city of El Aaiún. Historically located in the Saguia el-Hamra region, Bou Craa is the site of a phosphate deposit of over 1.7 billion tons. The town is inhabited almost exclusively by employees of the mining company Phosboucraa, a subsidiary of Morocco's state-owned OCP Group. Phosboucraa started phosphate mining in 1972.
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Population of Boukraa over time
| 1994 | 1,985 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,519 | |
| 2014 | 558 | |
| 2024 | 1,171 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Boukraa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: November–April.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 26° · Night 15° · Rain 5 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 11°)
- Wettest month
- December (7 mm)
- Driest month
- May (0 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 22° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 26° | 22° |
| Average low (°C) | 11° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Other places to visit in this season: January February March April November December
How to get to Boukraa
The nearest airport is Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telde, 298 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN) El Aaiún 68 kmnorthwest
- Smara Airport (SMW) Smara 112 kmeast
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) El Matorral 225 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Telde Population: 123.3K 298 kmnorthwest
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 304 kmnorthwest
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 395 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Sources & licences
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